Wednesday, February 21, 2018

President Trump held a "listening session" to gain insight from the victims of gun violence in schools. In attendance were appreciative victims from the very recent Parkland, Florida shooting as well as those from Sandy Hook and Columbine. Full video of the session is below embedded within the official statement issued yesterday by President Trump to the Nation.

THE PRESIDENT (Feb 20,2018): My fellow Americans, today I speak to a nation in grief. Yesterday, a school filled with innocent children and caring teachers became the scene of terrible violence, hatred, and evil.

Around 2:30 yesterday afternoon, police responded to reports of gunfire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida — a great and safe community. There, a shooter, who is now in custody, opened fire on defenseless students and teachers. He murdered 17 people and badly wounded at least 14 others.

Our entire nation, with one heavy heart, is praying for the victims and their families. To every parent, teacher, and child who is hurting so badly, we are here for you — whatever you need, whatever we can do, to ease your pain. We are all joined together as one American family, and your suffering is our burden also.No child, no teacher, should ever be in danger in an American school. No parent should ever have to fear for their sons and daughters when they kiss them goodbye in the morning.

Each person who was stolen from us yesterday had a full life ahead of them — a life filled with wondrous beauty and unlimited potential and promise. Each one had dreams to pursue, love to give, and talents to share with the world. And each one had a family to whom they meant everything in the world.

Today, we mourn for all of those who lost their lives. We comfort the grieving and the wounded. And we hurt for the entire community of Parkland, Florida that is now in shock, in pain, and searching for answers.

To law enforcement, first responders, and teachers who responded so bravely in the face of danger: We thank you for your courage. Soon after the shooting, I spoke with Governor Scott to convey our deepest sympathies to the people of Florida and our determination to assist in any way that we can. I also spoke with Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel.I’m making plans to visit Parkland to meet with families and local officials, and to continue coordinating the federal response.

In these moments of heartache and darkness, we hold on to God’s word in scripture: “I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will heal you.”We trust in that promise, and we hold fast to our fellow Americans in their time of sorrow.

I want to speak now directly to America’s children, especially those who feel lost, alone, confused or even scared: I want you to know that you are never alone and you never will be. You have people who care about you, who love you, and who will do anything at all to protect you. If you need help, turn to a teacher, a family member, a local police officer, or a faith leader. Answer hate with love; answer cruelty with kindness.

We must also work together to create a culture in our country that embraces the dignity of life, that creates deep and meaningful human connections, and that turns classmates and colleagues into friends and neighbors.

Our administration is working closely with local authorities to investigate the shooting and learn everything we can. We are committed to working with state and local leaders to help secure our schools, and tackle the difficult issue of mental health.

Later this month, I will be meeting with the nation’s governors and attorney generals, where making our schools and our children safer will be our top priority. It is not enough to simply take actions that make us feel like we are making a difference. We must actually make that difference.

In times of tragedy, the bonds that sustain us are those of family, faith, community, and country. These bonds are stronger than the forces of hatred and evil, and these bonds grow even stronger in the hours of our greatest need.

And so always, but especially today, let us hold our loved ones close, let us pray for healing and for peace, and let us come together as one nation to wipe away the tears and strive for a much better tomorrow.

Sunday, February 18, 2018

While not a pleasant thought to have running in your mind daily, we are as a world fighting the clock on borrowed TIME for a massive influenza pandemic. The last major pandemic was in 1918-1919 which killed millions; 650,000 Americans alone.

The next pandemic will have more fatalities, more than double, than the U.S. fatalities of all of the wars the US has experienced since 1776. That means the US Government is expecting 2,000,000 (that's 2 million) fatalities from the next pandemic. This report will give the reader insight as to what was actually reported to Congress, and what the average citizen may expect (US DoD).

Fast Facts:

- Pandemic Influenza is NOT the same as "seasonal flu"

- Pandemic Influenza won't have a vaccine ready for up to 6 months at best once it begins;

- Pandemic Influenza will overwhelm all known medical facilities and personnel rapidly;

- Pandemic Influenza is highly contagious and spreads to humans from animals;

- Pandemic Influenza will cripple national economies and industry by 40-50% easily;

- Pandemic Influenza is lethal and will likely kill about 2,000,000 in America alone

No, this isn't science fiction, nor the paranoid ramblings of a tin-foil hat person on the internet. These are facts that have been brought forth by the medical community (of which I do belong) as well as the US Department of Defense (DoD), Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and a multitude of other government agencies and private health related professional organizations. Experts. While there is no guarantee that we will see a Pandemic like we had in 1918, the odds are not on our side. In fact, each day that we escape a pandemic, we are essentially on "borrowed time."

It's not exactly known why these pandemics occur other than the fact that they often begin within the avian species (birds), and if conditions are just right, the virus infecting birds will have the correct DNA pattern to be zoonotic with the ability to "jump" species, meaning, it will jump from only infecting birds to infecting both birds and humans. Once that happens, we are off to the races with a potential pandemic if quarantine measures are not effective in quelling the source. Often this will result in a government stepping in and euthanizing infected poultry (a common vector for pandemic influenza) which can be devastating for farmers and the country's overall economy (to the tune of BILLIONS in lost revenue). Knowing this, some nations might not want to volunteer information that their poultry could be infected, or may lack the scientific monitoring tools to identify specific pandemic strains quickly (if at all).

In the United States, there have been poultry infected with pandemic strains, as recently as 2014-2015, although to most reading this, they never even knew this happened. While it may have made the local news, it stayed comfortably out of the limelight for whatever reasons in the evening news broadcasts. Maybe that's a good thing, as the mention of pandemic influenza isn't exactly a comfortable topic to report, especially when all the facts are not in yet.

Regardless, as we approach the 100-year point from the last major pandemic flu outbreak, we do at the very least have better medical facilities, better supportive medications and life-support equipment that simply didn't exist 100 years ago. That isn't a guarantee for a positive outcome, however, it does flip the odds for at least some lucky individuals who may be in the first wave of those treated. Those not in the first wave, may be simply out of luck as hospital beds and ventilators (the key piece of equipment needed to save lives from pandemic influenza) may very likely all be in use. Below is the most recent Senate Hearing this year on U.S. capabilities to deal with Pandemic Flu and other medical crisis:

For those who are really want to know where we stand as a Nation in relation to Pandemic Flu, the below reports will be a good starting point. They are all recent, 2017, and present accurately what likely scenarios are should America be faced with Pandemic Influenza. In fact, these reports and hearings are starting to become more frequent in timing; this is generally a sign that something may be looming, or at the very least, has the attention of those in the House and Senate to the point where they are seeking more and more information. Congress won't usually do this unless they have reason to do so. A brief summary of follows at the bottom of this page after these reports:

The above is the report referenced in the DoD report to Congress, and it defines areas of the HHS Pandemic Plan that is in need of refining. However, in 2014-2015 there was in fact a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) event within the United States. It did not receive a lot of media attention. In addition, the following year in 2016 a Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza (LPAI) event occurred also, with little media attention. As a result, the following "RED BOOK" was devised and we are publishing it here for public knowledge. Please note, this is a U.S. Government document, it is part of the National Emergency Response Plan, and this is how the Government will respond to further threats to the United States. See below:

This is the most important article I have posted to date. It is imperative that people are alert to the very real threat of HPAI / LPAI and what the potential consequences are to everyday life, and life in general. Below is the actual report submitted to Congress on the detailed mitigation strategy used to contain the 2014-2015 event.

A novel influenza (flu) virus is an influenza A virus that has caused human infection and which is different from current human seasonal influenza A viruses. Any novel influenza A virus, such as those of avian or swine origin, has the potential to cause an influenza pandemic. Some novel flu A viruses are believed to pose a greater pandemic threat and are more concerning to public health officials than others because they have already caused serious human illness and death and also have been able to spread in a limited manner from person to person. Novel influenza A viruses are of extra concern because of the potential impact they could have on public health if they gained the ability to spread from person-to-person easily and thus trigger an influenza pandemic. Examples of novel influenza A viruses of extra concern because of their potential to cause a severe pandemic include avian influenza A (H5N1) and avian influenza A (H7N9) viruses. These two different avian influenza A viruses have caused sporadic human infections, some limited person to person spread and resulted in critical illness and death in people.

Influenza viruses that normally circulate in pigs also have infected people; these viruses include influenza A (H1N1v), (H1N2v) and (H3N2v). When influenza viruses that normally circulate in swine are found in people, they are called “variant” viruses; the “v” after the virus name indicates a variant virus. Limited, unsustained spread from person to person also has been detected with these viruses, but in general, these variant viruses have been associated with less severe illness and fewer deaths than avian influenza viruses. In general, human infections with H5N1, H7N9, H1N1v, H1N2v and H3N2v viruses have occurred rarely, but if these viruses were to change in such a way that they were able to infect humans easily and spread from person to person in a sustained manner, a flu pandemic could result.

Influenza A viruses are divided into subtypes based on two proteins on the surface of the virus: the hemagglutinin (H) and the neuraminidase (N). There are 18 different hemagglutinin subtypes and 11 different neuraminidase subtypes (H1 through H18 and N1 through N11). Theoretically, any combination of the 18 hemagglutinins and 11 neuraminidase proteins are possible, but not all have been found in animals and even fewer have been found to infect humans.

Influenza viruses can change in two different ways, one of which is called “antigenic shift” and can result in the emergence of a new influenza virus. Antigenic shift represents an abrupt, major change in an influenza A virus. This can result from direct infection of humans with a non-human influenza A virus, such as a virus circulating among birds or pigs. Antigenic shift also can happen when a non-human influenza A virus (for example an avian influenza virus) exchanges genetic information with other influenza A viruses in a process called genetic reassortment, and the resultant new virus is able to infect people. For example, an exchange of genes between a human influenza A virus and an avian influenza A virus can create a new influenza A virus with a hemagglutinin protein or both a hemagglutinin protein and a neuraminidase protein from an avian influenza A virus. If this new virus causes illness in infected people and can spread easily from person to person, an influenza pandemic can occur.

When a pandemic influenza virus emerges, the virus can spread quickly because most people will not be immune and a vaccine might not be widely available to offer immediate protection. During the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, for example, a new H1N1 virus was first identified in April 2009. By June 2009, that novel H1N1 virus had spread worldwide and the World Health Organization declared a pandemic. Spread of a pandemic influenza virus may occur in multiple disease “waves” that are separated by several months. As a pandemic influenza virus spreads, large numbers of people may need medical care worldwide. Schools, childcare centers, workplaces, and other places for mass gatherings may experience more absenteeism. Public health and healthcare systems can become overloaded, with elevated rates of hospitalizations and deaths. Other critical infrastructure, such as law enforcement, emergency medical services, and transportation industry may also be affected.

It is unlikely that seasonal flu vaccines would protect against a pandemic influenza virus. Seasonal flu vaccines that are used annually protect against currently circulating human influenza A and B viruses. They are not designed to protect against new influenza A viruses. A pandemic influenza virus would be very different from circulating seasonal influenza A viruses and thus seasonal vaccines would not be expected to offer protection.

The federal government has created a stockpile of some vaccines against select influenza A viruses with pandemic potential that could be used in the event of a pandemic, including vaccines against certain avian influenza A (e.g. H5N1 and H7N9) viruses. If a similar virus were to begin a pandemic, some vaccine would already be available.

If a new pandemic influenza virus (not included in the pre-pandemic vaccine stockpile) were to emerge, it is likely that a vaccine would have to be developed against that virus in order for sufficient supply of vaccine to become available for everyone who wishes to be vaccinated. How long it would take to produce a pandemic flu vaccine would depend on many factors, including how long it would take to create a candidate vaccine virus (CVV) and what vaccine manufacturing process would be used.” For seasonal influenza vaccine, it usually takes at least six months to produce large quantities of flu vaccine. During the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, it took about the same amount of time. CDC began developing a CVV to make monovalent (one component) H1N1pdm09 vaccine in mid-April. The first doses of vaccine were administered in early October and large quantities of vaccine became available in late November. Efforts are underway now to shorten the time it takes to produce influenza vaccines but because of the current amount of time needed to make flu vaccine, early supplies of pandemic vaccine might not be enough to meet demand, especially if most people need two doses of vaccine for protective immunity.

Thursday, February 15, 2018

When researching #QAnon, be aware of controlling individuals that are either close-minded, or are on a power-trip that are attempting to shut down any type of conversation regarding the entity known as "Q." Most experts on this topic agree that there are at least 2 distinctly different Q Anon's that have been posting on 4Chan / 8Chan since October, 2017. The original Q seems to have dropped off largely after late November 2017, and certainly by the first week of January 2018.

The below was a comment left on an article I authored (on my own website mind you) where the Board Owner at 4Chan had been doing a live interview with a colleague of mine, Colonel Roy Potter. During this interview I had transcribed notes so that listeners that missed the livestream would have instant access to the main points right afterwards and could easily go back and listen to the video in its entirety once YouTube did it's magic to process the live video into archives.

Bronwyn Llewellyn from the Q Anon group on Facebook left me this comment below. She doesn't know me, nor how many people in the QAnon, Patriot or Truth Movement I work with behind the scenes (as well as producing my own content)... this has been a disturbing trend, particularly with the Q Anon phenomenon. There are very very disturbing signals that the Q Anon movement is turning more and more cult-like and people are self-assigning themselves roles as "information police" (it happens frequently surrounding big events, intriguing people, etc.) often using the same phrases as the original person (in this case we often see people that are NOT Q use phrases that Q would use such as "future proves past", "expand your thinking", or phrases that are often seen on the Chan's such as "lurk more, post less" when someone has a basic question. While that may work on 4Chan / 8Chan, it doesn't translate well into other social media platforms such as Facebook. For f*cks sake, you are NOT Q... and if someone has a basic question, answer it!

Nothing is more ridiculous than watching a non-important individual self-elevate themselves to that of the person they are interested in. In this case, an invisible, faceless, and voiceless entity that is merely a letter, Q. No one is certain if it's a male, female, or a team of males, females or both. Therefore, it's quite humorous watching soccer moms, hockey dads and frustrated students making themselves a mirror image of the entity they are trying to study. I've said this more than a few times, but I will say it again here; the Q phenomenon is highly interesting as it is brining out the best and worst of our community. Sadly, the worst of our community tends to rear its head quite a bit, where simple questions are met with snarky replies. There will be a full story written up on this topic once it runs its course. But for now, I just wanted to let Ms. Llewellyn know that had she simply read the first line of the article she (banned?) from her little QAnon group, she would have seen that I didn't write the article based on anything I "studied" or "researched." It was a verbatim transcription of the Board Owner from Baruch, who operated the original 4Chan board that the ORIGINAL (and likely the "real" Q) used to post on before it all became compromised.

I am a Q supporter (in theory) and hope that in the end Q is everything that his/her supporters believe he/she is. I really am pulling for Q. But there are elements within the community that are slowly ruining the experience for many, especially those just entering into it after being "red-pilled." And to be clear, that is the worst possible time to be rude to anyone; if they were recently pilled, that means they are yearning to get information and learn. Snubbing a new person to the truth is never a good tactic; in fact it's the recipe to send them off and running right back to where they came from. Luckily, I likely have more experience than Ms. Llewellen will ever have and as such, am not worried about her little group or her opinion of anything I write.

But I am concerned with the potential for damage to newbies that have just been red-pilled and faced with similar non-welcoming commentary. Taking a look at the Facebook group she is Administrator of, it took me all of 3 posts to see that she is equally as condescending in her group as she is when leaving comments on my website. So for Ms. Llewellen, I hope when you read this, realize that your importance in the scheme of things is very small. Self aggrandizing is not a good trait to present to those looking for information on Q Anon, particularly if they are brand new to it all.... and there are new people coming in to the community every day. Ultimately the choice is yours to make, but I would highly suggest an attitude correction before you do damage to recently red-pilled Democrats. Think before you act.

Original article: http://www.scottanthonyarchives.com/2018/02/exclusive-report-4chan-board-owner.html